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STC News
STC Receives WBENC Certification from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). >>>
STC Expands Consulting Team. Kathryn J. Nobrega has joined our consulting team as a Senior Program Director located in Amherst, MA. >>> |
Did You Know
2009 H1N1 cases are now Recordable on the OSHA 300 Log. Work-related cases of 2009 H1N1 are now recordable. Employers are responsible for recording cases. >>>Chemical Exposure Health Data Now Available. OSHA has released 15 years of data detailing workplace exposures to toxic chemicals. >>>
EPA Provides Information on Safe and Proper Use of Insect Repellents. The new EPA tool provides information about how long EPA-registered repellents will work and how to use them. >>> |
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Quick Tips
ODS Leak RateThe annualized leak
rate for ozone-depleting substances must be calculated on a rolling
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Health and Safety How-To's: Developing an Office Ergonomics Program
Carol J. Robinson, CIH, CSP, Principal and Vice President, Oakland, CA
 While there are no short-term plans for a federal ergonomics regulation, ergonomics remains a priority issue for OSHA. For example, OSHA has proposed revising its recordkeeping regulations in 29 CFR Part 1904 to restore the musculoskeletal disorders (MSD's) column on the OSHA 300 Log used to record these workplace injuries and illnesses. In addition, OSHA plans to increase its enforcement of ergonomic hazards under its General Duty Clause. >>> |
| Update on California's Early Action Measures for Reducing GHG Emissions
Deb Hunsicker, R.E.A. Senior Analyst, Sagle ID
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 created a comprehensive program to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in California. The Act required the Air Resources Board (ARB) to prepare a Scoping Plan to identify measures that California will use to reduce GHG emissions and establish time lines for implementation to be initiated by ARB in the 2007 - 2012 time frame. >>>
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terror Standard (CFATS) Program Update Presented at San Jose ASSE Meeting
Kathryn J. Nobrega, Senior Program Director, Amherst, MA
STC recently attended a "Chemical Facility Anti-Terror Standard (CFATS) Program Update" presented by Mr. T. Ted Cromwell at the San Jose ASSE Chapter meeting on June 8, 2010. Mr. Cromwell is the Communications Section Chief (Acting) within the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division at the US Department of Homeland Security. >>> |
EPA Publishes Updated SPCC Guidance Document
Kathy McKinney-Tovar, R.E.A., Senior Analyst, Vallejo CA
In June 2010, EPA published its updated A Facility Owner/Operator's Guide to Oil Pollution Prevention. This 10-page guide provides information on the following:
- the applicability of the SPCC Rule;
- how to calculate oil storage capacity;
- how to determine if your facility could reasonably be expected to discharge oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines;
- what compliance requirements must be met;
- who can certify the SPCC Plan;
- how to request an extension of time to prepare/implement a plan;
- what to do if you have a spill; and
- who to contact at EPA for more information.
The Guide and other Fact Sheets can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/osweroe1/content/spcc/
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Client News
STC Provides Hazardous Materials Management Compliance Support
Curt Johnson, CPEA - Richmond, TX
 Imagine if your company operated scores of facilities located throughout the country, many without full time staff, that are subject to certain permitting, emergency response and inventory requirements. How would you provide the resources to implement your hazardous materials management compliance program? Since 2003, STC's Curt Johnson has assisted Global Crossing with just such a situation. >>> |
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 Opportunities for Learning
STC Educational Webinar Series 2010
Overview of Federal Ozone Depleting Substances
Regulations for Recycling and Emissions Reduction (40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F)
Mr. Joseph B. Cotier, CPEA
August 18, 2010
2:00 PM EDT/11:00 AM PT
Free! All are welcome.
The Federal ODS regulations found in 40 CFR Part 82 are often overlooked or simply misunderstood. Subpart F- Recycling and Emissions Reductions applies to those who own, operate, service, maintain, repair, or dispose of appliances and focuses on the programs that users of refrigerants must implement to remain in compliance. These regulations govern not only what types of refrigerants may be used in commercial and industrial applications, but also prescribe specific recordkeeping and repair measures that must be followed to demonstrate soundness of a refrigerant system.
USEPA actively enforces these regulations and over the past few years there have been several high profile actions by the agency that have resulted in large fines being issues for recordkeeping violations. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to have a firm understanding of what the regulation requires and how to implement proper ODS recordkeeping programs. Join us for a webinar that outlines the requirements and identifies the potential regulatory pitfalls of 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F. Our presenter will be Mr. Joseph B. Cotier, CPEA, a Principal with Specialty Technical Consultants who has more than 20 years of EHS auditing and air pollution control experience.
Space is limited; Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/422762098
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Upcoming Events
"Superconferencaustintexasexpialidocious"
22nd Annual Texas Environmental Superconference
Four Seasons Hotel
98 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701
August 5 -6, 2010 Curt Johnson will be attending the 22nd Annual Texas Environmental Superconference. The Superconference is hosted by the State Bar of Texas, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section. This year's conference will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, TX on August 5-6, 2010. This conference focuses on environmental issues facing the Lone Star State. This year's conference is entitled "Superconferencaustintexasexpialidocious" and the programs are tied to Disney theme songs. Several EPA and state agency speakers will be featured. In addition to the agenda topics, the conference is well known for its participant costume events, topical skits, contests and prizes. For full details about the conference and to register on line, go to http://www.texenrls.org/superconference.  New England Chapter NAEM Summer Event
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
August 11, 2010 - 6:00 pm
Russ Boesch, Joe Cotier and Kathryn Nobrega will be attending the NAEM New England Chapter's Evening Social Event on August 11. The event will be held at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Attendees are encouraged to explore the museum's many exhibits, such as Climate Change: Our Global Experiment which includes simulations of climate policies. A cocktail reception will be held in the Paleontology exhibit - home to the 42-foot long Kronosaurus. For more information on this and other New England Chapter events, see http://www.naem.org/chapters/newengland.  "The Changing Climate for EHS Auditing"
Fall Meeting of The Auditing Roundtable
Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing
201 South Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19106
September 8-10, 2010
Curt Johnson is the Planning Committee Chair for the Fall Meeting of the Auditing Roundtable. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing hotel in Philadelphia, PA on September 8-10, 2010. The theme for this meeting is "The Changing Climate for EHS Auditing". "We are tremendously excited and honored that Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA accepted our invitation to present a keynote address," says Johnson. "Dr. Michaels will discuss the reinvigoration of OSHA and the role of auditing. Samantha Phillips Beers, Director Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice at USEPA Region 3 will be discussing USEPA's new enforcement strategies, and with numerous other sessions addressing auditing topics ranging from carbon and water footprinting to TSCA to the role of self-assessment, it is going to be an outstanding meeting." Dr. Randy Roig will be leading a pre-conference CEU Course on "Root Cause Analysis" on Tuesday, September 7. STC President, Barbara Jo Ruble will be part of a Point/Counterpoint examination of the relationship between industry and consultants to help people learn how their company can work best with their consultants, titled "Can't live with them - Can't live without them." Russ Boesch, Joe Cotier, Kathryn Nobrega and Melanie Powers-Schanbacher will also be attending the meeting.
For full details and to register for this meeting, go to The Auditing Roundtable's "News and Events" web site at http://www.auditing-roundtable.org.
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We hope you have enjoyed this quarterly newsletter. If you would like more information regarding any of these articles, I invite you to contact our team members. You can find contact details for our team members on our website - www.specialtytechnicalconsultants.com.
And I hope you will register for our August webinar - Overview of Federal Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations for Recycling and Emissions Reduction - to learn more about these program requirements.
Thank you and have a great summer.
 Barbara Jo Ruble, QEP, CPEA President, Specialty Technical Consultants, Inc
Tel: 410-625-1952
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Questions about this Newsletter?
Melanie Powers-Schanbacher
Telephone: 908.707.4001
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